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People in The News < Back Compliance : Sarbanes Oxley : Technology : Security Vision for Security Metrics
?According to the 2005 Network Management Survey, Yankee Group estimates that companies will spend $16.9 billion on IT management, of which one-fifth is devoted to security,? said Mr. Jaquith. ?Metrics and measurement allows organizations to meaningfully assess the effectiveness of their security programs. ClearPoint Metrics helps companies use automated metrics solutions to identify ways to reduce risk, cut costs and ensure that they are spending their dollars wisely.? Chief security officers, chief information systems officers, compliance auditors, operational infrastructure managers and risk assessment teams understand that security metrics are essential for driving positive change in security behaviors, processes and investments. However, most are still seeking an authoritative source who can guide them around the ?who, what, why, when, where and how? of implementing a metrics initiative. ?It?s imperative for a CISO, and their team, to be able to establish a system that enables constant improvements on security processes and best deploys resources to ensure maximum return on security investments,? explained Ms. MacLean. ?ClearPoint Metrics provides companies with software solutions to reliably and consistently measure, monitor and communicate the quality of security initiatives through metrics.? A good metrics initiative delivers timely and actionable decision-making information so risk levels can be better identified and corrective actions can be prioritized. ClearPoint Metrics Accelerator (Mx) is the security industry?s first enterprise software platform that automates the design, orchestration and production of security performance metrics, eliminating time-consuming manual and ad hoc metrics practices. ?On behalf of the Board and entire organization, we welcome Rhonda and Andrew to the Metrics Advisory Council,? said Jim Acquaviva, chairman of the board and chief executive officer for ClearPoint Metrics. ?Their leadership, expertise and vision in IT security complement our leadership team?s ability to successfully develop innovative security performance software products that address both the business and technology needs of customers.? Ms. MacLean has spent more than 25 years in the information technology industry. As Global CISO for Bank of America from 1996 to 2005, she was responsible for a number of company-wide initiatives designed to protect sensitive customer and company information. Under her leadership, the bank?s corporate information security organization has been an innovator, filing for numerous U.S. Patents in the areas of infrastructure, risk management and information security. Rhonda MacLean serves as an Adjunct Distinguished Senior Fellow with Carnegie Mellon University?s CyLab, helping CyLab to continue to pursue an aggressive research and development agenda that integrates technology, policy and management by bringing together security professionals, researchers and policymakers. About Andrew Jaquith, senior analyst, security solutions and services, Yankee Group Mr. Jaquith advises enterprise clients on how to best prioritize and manage security resources, particularly with respect to securing applications and client endpoint devices. He also helps security vendors develop product, service and go-to-market strategies for reaching enterprise customers. Mr. Jaquith has 15 years of experience in IT. Before Yankee Group, he co-founded and served as program director at security consulting pioneer @stake, Inc. (acquired in 2004 by Symantec Corporation). Prior to @stake, Mr. Jaquith held project manager and business analysts positions with Cambridge Technology Partners and FedEx. He is the author of the forthcoming book from Addison-Wesley Publishing, Security Metrics. ClearPoint Metrics provides Global 2000 organizations with innovative, purpose-built security performance software solutions to reliably and consistently measure, monitor, communicate and manage the quality of IT security initiatives through metrics. ClearPoint Metrics leveraged years of research and development on distributed computational technology and metrics techniques to develop ClearPoint Metrics Accelerator (Mx), an enterprise software platform that automates all aspects of the design, orchestration and production of security performance metrics, which are essential for driving positive change in security behaviors, processes and investments. Venture-backed by JK&B Capital and Symantec, ClearPoint Metrics is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. For more information visit www.clearpointmetrics.com.
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